M 6 (B) Q2 Reflection; update reading logs
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses
T 7 (C) Mini-Lesson: Reading to Interpret Characters, Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are;
preview Infographic project (note: all infographic work will be done in class)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses; collect notes and page references for Innovator infographic project
W 8 (D) Work in Design Teams on Innovator infographic: create a draft sketch, contribute facts, resources, and page references to lino board
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses; continue to collect notes and page references for Innovator infographic
Th 9 (E) 5A: Complete infographic; post individual bibliographic information on discussion board; preview Wordskills, Unit 6
HW: Do Wordskills, Unit 6, pp. 70-75 (optional if you are exempt from vocabulary workbook assignments)
5B: preview Wordskills, Unit 6
F 10 (F) 5B: Complete infographic; post individual bibliographic information on discussion board; finish Wordskills, Unit 6 in class and check your answers
HW: Study for vocabulary quiz: Wordskills, Unit 6 scheduled on Monday
Week 2 (13-17)
M 13 A: Vocabulary quiz: Wordskills, Unit 6; work on infographics
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes (complete infographics?)
T 14 (B) Introduction to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 1: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
W 15 (C) Alice: Discuss Ch. 1; read Ch. 2: "The Pool of Tears"
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 3: "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale" and 3 character notes
Th 16 (D) Introduction to Design Team research, step 1: background information: whom can you interview (impact expert, solution expert)?
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 4: "The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill" and 3 language notes
F 17 (E) Research logs and summaries (note-taking)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes; note: research logs and summaries due at the end of class on Tuesday
Week 3 (Jan 21-24)
M 20 Holiday
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
T 21 (F) Update reading logs; research logs and summaries (note-taking) due at end of class (extended to tomorrow); review underlining/italics and quotation marks
HW: English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264 (evens) on underlining/italics and quotation marks
W 22 (A)Check and review grammar homework; Alice: Read Ch. 5: "Advice from a Caterpillar"
HW: Study for quiz on English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264 (underlining/italics and quotation marks)
Th 23 (B)
Grammar Quiz: English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264; discuss Alice, ch. 3-5
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 6-7 and 3 language notes
F 24 "Snow" Day
Week 4 (Jan 27-31)
M 27 (C) Develop practice interview questions; practice interview (combine Science and LA)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
T 28 "Snow" Day
W 29 (D) Design Team work
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 30 (E) Work on synthesis and post to portal; search for contacts prepare interview questions -- due at end of period (double)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
F 31 (F) English Workshop, Ch. 21: Apostrophes, pp. 267-268; double: continue design team work and turn in results
HW: Prepare reading logs/notes to turn in
Week 5 (Feb 3-7)
M 3 Reading logs/notes due (reflection); discuss Alice ch. 3-7
HW: Study for grammar quiz
T 4 (B) Grammar Quiz: Apostrophes; read Alice, ch. 8
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
W 5 (C) Design team work: making contacts and setting up interviews
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 6 (D) Quiz revisions
F 7 (E) Research round 2'; complete infographics if you have not already done so
HW: Research logs due on Monday
Week 6 (Feb. 10-14)
M 10 (F) Research logs due; report on research; discuss next steps in interview process; discuss Alice ch. 3-8
HW: Read Alice, ch. 9, and 3 sticky notes on language
T 11 (A) Interview practice and follow-up arrangements
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
W 12 (B) Review for Grammar Test, ch. 21
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 13 (C) Review
HW: Study for Grammar Test, ch. 21
F 14 (D) Grammar Test, ch. 21
HW: Read Alice, ch. 10
Week 7 (Feb 18-21)
T 17 (E) Preparing for interviews
HW: Vocabulary, Unit 7 (pp. 80-85)
W 18 (F) Preparing for interviews
HW: Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Unit 7
Th 19 (A) Vocabulary Quiz, Unit 7
HW: Read Alice Ch. 11 and 3 sticky notes on language
F 14 (F) Read Alice Ch. 12 and discuss complete book
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
M 24 (C) Discuss Alice (complete); prepare for in-class essay
HW: Prepare for in-class essay (character or language)
T 25 (D) Writing from Reading: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (focus on character or language)
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
W 26 (E)
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
Th 27 (F) Alice essays
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
F 28 (A) Alice essays
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
Note: Complete draft of Alice essay for Monday, if you have not already finished it.
Q4
March 3-6
M 3 (B) Q3 Reflections, Alice essays, independent reading
HW: Independent reading
T 4 (C) Finalize Alice essays, due at end of period, independent reading
HW: Independent reading
W 5 (D) Begin research for Design Teams Summit -- talking points and bibliography; continue interviews
Become an expert on the best website you can find for your team's topic (see handout in class). All teams should continue to work on setting up their interviews (parent or teacher as point of contact).
HW: Prepare Independent Reading Logs/Notes to turn in
Th 6 (E) Independent Reading Logs/Notes due; vocabulary review; half day
HW: Wordskills, Unit 8, pp. 90-95
F 7 No school
M 10 (F) Research and interviews for Design Teams Summit -- talking points and bibliography; vocabulary review
HW: Study for Vocabulary Review Test (Units 5-8)
T 4 (C) Vocabulary review test
HW: Complete talking points and bibliography for Design Team Summit
W 5 (D) Design Team Summits -- talking points and bibliography due
HW: Independent reading
Th 6 (E) Design Teams -- finalize interview and summit notes
F 8 (F) Design Teams -- finalize interview and summit notes
Research -- become an expert on the best website you can find for your team's topic (see handout in class); finish writing from reading as needed
Note: All teams should continue to work on setting up their interviews (parent or teacher as point of contact)
Note: Brainstorming 1 (individual) in Science
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes; prepare to turn in reading logs and notes
Week 8 (Feb 24-28)
M 24 (E) Reading logs and notes due; Brainstorming 2 (group)
HW: Online discussion: Review and refine proposals
T 25 (F) Brainstorming 2 (group)
HW: Online discussion: Review and refine proposals W 26 (A) LA: Drafting project definition and proposal HW: Online discussion: Drafting project definition and proposal – draft due tomorrow Th 27 (B) Review and revise draft of project definition and proposal F 28 (C) Project definition and proposal -- due at end of class
M 6 (B) Q2 Reflection; update reading logs
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses
T 7 (C) Mini-Lesson: Reading to Interpret Characters, Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are;
preview Infographic project (note: all infographic work will be done in class)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses; collect notes and page references for Innovator infographic project
W 8 (D) Work in Design Teams on Innovator infographic: create a draft sketch, contribute facts, resources, and page references to lino board
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky note responses; continue to collect notes and page references for Innovator infographic
Th 9 (E) 5A: Complete infographic; post individual bibliographic information on discussion board; preview Wordskills, Unit 6
HW: Do Wordskills, Unit 6, pp. 70-75 (optional if you are exempt from vocabulary workbook assignments)
5B: preview Wordskills, Unit 6
F 10 (F) 5B: Complete infographic; post individual bibliographic information on discussion board; finish Wordskills, Unit 6 in class and check your answers
HW: Study for vocabulary quiz: Wordskills, Unit 6 scheduled on Monday
Week 2 (13-17)
M 13 A: Vocabulary quiz: Wordskills, Unit 6; work on infographics
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes (complete infographics?)
T 14 (B) Introduction to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 1: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
W 15 (C) Alice: Discuss Ch. 1; read Ch. 2: "The Pool of Tears"
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 3: "A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale" and 3 character notes
Th 16 (D) Introduction to Design Team research, step 1: background information: whom can you interview (impact expert, solution expert)?
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 4: "The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill" and 3 language notes
F 17 (E) Research logs and summaries (note-taking)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes; note: research logs and summaries due at the end of class on Tuesday
Week 3 (Jan 21-24)
M 20 Holiday
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
T 21 (F) Update reading logs; research logs and summaries (note-taking) due at end of class (extended to tomorrow); review underlining/italics and quotation marks
HW: English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264 (evens) on underlining/italics and quotation marks
W 22 (A)Check and review grammar homework; Alice: Read Ch. 5: "Advice from a Caterpillar"
HW: Study for quiz on English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264 (underlining/italics and quotation marks)
Th 23 (B)
Grammar Quiz: English Workshop, Ch. 21, pp. 259-264; discuss Alice, ch. 3-5
HW: Alice: Read Ch. 6-7 and 3 language notes
F 24 "Snow" Day
Week 4 (Jan 27-31)
M 27 (C) Develop practice interview questions; practice interview (combine Science and LA)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
T 28 "Snow" Day
W 29 (D) Design Team work
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 30 (E) Work on synthesis and post to portal; search for contacts prepare interview questions -- due at end of period (double)
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
F 31 (F) English Workshop, Ch. 21: Apostrophes, pp. 267-268; double: continue design team work and turn in results
HW: Prepare reading logs/notes to turn in
Week 5 (Feb 3-7)
M 3 Reading logs/notes due (reflection); discuss Alice ch. 3-7
HW: Study for grammar quiz
T 4 (B) Grammar Quiz: Apostrophes; read Alice, ch. 8
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
W 5 (C) Design team work: making contacts and setting up interviews
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 6 (D) Quiz revisions
F 7 (E) Research round 2'; complete infographics if you have not already done so
HW: Research logs due on Monday
Week 6 (Feb. 10-14)
M 10 (F) Research logs due; report on research; discuss next steps in interview process; discuss Alice ch. 3-8
HW: Read Alice, ch. 9, and 3 sticky notes on language
T 11 (A) Interview practice and follow-up arrangements
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
W 12 (B) Review for Grammar Test, ch. 21
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
Th 13 (C) Review
HW: Study for Grammar Test, ch. 21
F 14 (D) Grammar Test, ch. 21
HW: Read Alice, ch. 10
Week 7 (Feb 18-21)
T 17 (E) Preparing for interviews
HW: Vocabulary, Unit 7 (pp. 80-85)
W 18 (F) Preparing for interviews
HW: Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Unit 7
Th 19 (A) Vocabulary Quiz, Unit 7
HW: Read Alice Ch. 11 and 3 sticky notes on language
F 14 (F) Read Alice Ch. 12 and discuss complete book
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes
M 24 (C) Discuss Alice (complete); prepare for in-class essay
HW: Prepare for in-class essay (character or language)
T 25 (D) Writing from Reading: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (focus on character or language)
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
W 26 (E)
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
Th 27 (F) Alice essays
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
F 28 (A) Alice essays
HW: Independent Reading (Reading Challenge)
Note: Complete draft of Alice essay for Monday, if you have not already finished it.
Q4
March 3-6
M 3 (B) Q3 Reflections, Alice essays, independent reading
HW: Independent reading
T 4 (C) Finalize Alice essays, due at end of period, independent reading
HW: Independent reading
W 5 (D) Begin research for Design Teams Summit -- talking points and bibliography; continue interviews
Become an expert on the best website you can find for your team's topic (see handout in class). All teams should continue to work on setting up their interviews (parent or teacher as point of contact).
HW: Prepare Independent Reading Logs/Notes to turn in
Th 6 (E) Independent Reading Logs/Notes due; vocabulary review; half day
HW: Wordskills, Unit 8, pp. 90-95
F 7 No school
M 10 (F) Research and interviews for Design Teams Summit -- talking points and bibliography; vocabulary review
HW: Study for Vocabulary Review Test (Units 5-8)
T 4 (C) Vocabulary review test
HW: Complete talking points and bibliography for Design Team Summit
W 5 (D) Design Team Summits -- talking points and bibliography due
HW: Independent reading
Th 6 (E) Design Teams -- finalize interview and summit notes
F 8 (F) Design Teams -- finalize interview and summit notes
Research -- become an expert on the best website you can find for your team's topic (see handout in class); finish writing from reading as needed
Note: All teams should continue to work on setting up their interviews (parent or teacher as point of contact)
Note: Brainstorming 1 (individual) in Science
HW: Independent reading and 3 sticky notes; prepare to turn in reading logs and notes
Week 8 (Feb 24-28)
M 24 (E) Reading logs and notes due; Brainstorming 2 (group)
HW: Online discussion: Review and refine proposals
T 25 (F) Brainstorming 2 (group)
HW: Online discussion: Review and refine proposals
W 26 (A) LA: Drafting project definition and proposal
HW: Online discussion: Drafting project definition and proposal – draft due tomorrow
Th 27 (B) Review and revise draft of project definition and proposal
F 28 (C) Project definition and proposal -- due at end of class
End of Q3